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WHO: Antibiotics overused in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, raising antimicrobial-resistance concerns
5928159 · April 26, 2024
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The World Health Organization warned that antibiotics were widely prescribed to hospitalized COVID-19 patients despite low rates of bacterial infection; WHO said 8% had bacterial infections while 75% received antibiotics, with wide regional variation.
The World Health Organization said on Friday that antibiotics were extensively overused to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, a practice that likely increased the threat of antimicrobial…
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